The Shadow of Ashlydyat, Vol. 3 of 3
Henry Wood
Paperback
(Forgotten Books, Dec. 3, 2017)
Excerpt from The Shadow of Ashlydyat, Vol. 3 of 3Maria godolphin, her face buried on the sofa cushions, Where She had sunk on the departure of the Reverend Mr. Hastings, was giving way to the full tide of un happy thought induced by that gentleman's words, when She became aware that She was not alone. A sound, half a grunt, half a sob, coming from near the door, aroused her. There stood a lady, in a crushed bonnet and unwholesome stuff gown that had once been black, with a red face, and a perfume of strong waters around her.Maria rose from the sofa, her heart Sinking. How Should She meet this woman? How find an excuse for the money which she had not to give? Good-morn ing, Mrs. Bond.Mrs. Bond took a few steps forward, and held on by the table. Not that She was past the power of holding herself her face must be redder than it was, by some degrees, ere she lost that; but She had a knack of holding on to things.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.